Chapter 109: The thin fields are being cultivated and sold
Xu Shanshan squatted in front of her, the smile on his face disappeared, he just looked at her calmly and said: "I killed one of your sons, I deserve to be cursed by you."

Concubine Yun was stunned, but asked a strange question: "Who was killed?"

But Xu Shanshan was not surprised, and just said, "The younger one."

"...Isn't it true that I only have the big one left?" Concubine Yun showed a bitter and sad smile.

Xu Shanshan looked away: "Back then, I promised you that you would hide away from the world and keep something important for me, and I would tell the fortune of life and death for the prince of Jin. However, he knew the result, but he was lucky because of his brotherly love. In the end, he could not escape this disaster and died in fratricide."

Concubine Yun understood, and tears silently fell from her eyes: "Master, I will listen to you, practice Zen and enlightenment, keep a peaceful state of mind, and not participate in those power struggles. Although I feel uncomfortable at the moment, I have also seen through it..."

"That is the fate of our two sons. They have the power to decide for themselves. Whether it is a blessing or a curse, they should bear the consequences."

Yun Miao is still the same Yun Miao. When she was young, she was open-minded and free-spirited. Now she can see through the world and has the courage to accept all suffering and pain.

When Xu Shanshan saw the divination back then, he actually wanted to give the two brothers a chance to choose again, but good things will eventually turn out well, and evil things will eventually turn out evil.

"Master, are you planning to take back the thing you entrusted to me for safekeeping?"

"Yes."

Concubine Yun took out a key tied with a rope from her neck. It was made of iron and had large patches of red rust on it. Anyone who saw it would think it was an ancient old key.

"It's been fifty years. Recently, I clearly felt that the end was near. I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to wait for the Imperial Master to come. Fortunately, fortunately, I finally waited."

Concubine Yun handed the iron key to Xu Shanshan, but was reluctant to let her go, greedily wanting to feel her warmth a little more in the last moments.

Xu Shanshan let her do what she wanted.

"Yun Miao, do you regret marrying the King of Jin and coming to the coastal area of ​​Longdong?"

"Yun Miao did not regret it. I did not want to be trapped in that sacred place that everyone envied. Although the temple was good, living there for a long time made me feel lonely and cold, and the rules were strict..." She leaned her head gently on Xu Shanshan's shoulder, and tears fell again, wetting her clothes.

"I'm sorry, Imperial Master... At that time, I was only concerned about my own eager escape, but I didn't dare to think about what you would do if you were left behind to guard the temple forever... I couldn't even stand it for ten years, but you, Imperial Master, guarded it for a hundred years..."

Xu Shanshan's eyes fell on the air, and he reached out and gently stroked her head, just like he did back then: "Don't blame yourself. Everyone is responsible for their original choices, naturally...including me."

Xu Shanshan pushed open the door and walked out, leaving the house with Niao Niao and Chi Jiangdong.

The maids waiting outside were going to wait for Concubine Yun to leave the temple at the usual time, but they were surprised to hear them shouting in panic the next second: "Concubine, Concubine, what's wrong with you? Someone come quickly, the Concubine has fainted."

The house was in chaos. The servants rushed out and told the guards at the door urgently: "Quick, go get a doctor. The concubine has fainted."

Chi Jiangdong and the others had not walked far yet. When they heard the noise, they all looked towards Xu Shanshan.

Niao Niao said in a tight voice: "Sister Shanshan, what happened to Concubine Yun? Isn't she an old friend of yours? Should we go back and see her?"

The person fainted just after he went out. It couldn't be Sister Shanshan who did it, right?

But this time, Chi Jiangdong actually trusted Xu Shanshan, because she usually didn't take action easily. If she did, it would take someone's life. It was really not her style to knock an old concubine unconscious.

Xu Shanshan lowered her eyes: "Her worries are over, her life span is coming to an end, and she will be free soon."

Chi Jiangdong was stunned: "You mean...that Concubine Yun is dying?"

She did not reply. Even though she had just finished chatting with an old friend for a long time and the other person's life was about to come to an end, her eyes were still like a quiet cold pond, solid as a rock, calm as a lake that has not been blown by the wind, without ripples, and not shaken by anything.

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Three days later, rumors about the self-proclaimed Jin King intensified. It was said that he was not the real Jin King, and that the real Jin King had been usurped by his brother ten years ago. People were reluctant to believe it at first, but in the end, Concubine Yun issued a notice, stating that the Jin Emperor had killed his brother and father. All the past events were exposed, and the reputation and credibility of the Jin Emperor collapsed in an instant.

Those staff and officials who had followed Prince Jin could not believe this. The cohesion that Prince Jin had worked so hard to build collapsed in an instant. Now that the fake Prince Jin was dead, they had no choice but to flee like birds and beasts.

The descendants of Prince Jin wanted to grind the fake Prince Jin to ashes, and they would not choose to avenge him. In addition, the Queen Mother left a suicide note before her death, claiming that her descendants would not enter the court or interfere in politics from then on. This was the only way to ensure that the last trace of bloodline would continue.

On the other hand, Wei Canghao took advantage of this momentum and used strong means to investigate the county government, uncovering countless old backlog cases, all of which were related to the fake Prince of Jin. Once the matter was brought to the court, the lineage of Prince of Jin would be completely overthrown.

From now on, the Wei family will become the biggest beneficiary in Longdong. Once it swallows up the huge force left by the King of Jin, it will become the new ruler of the East.

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Half a month later

Wei Canghao could finally take a break, so he went to Longqiu Villa to find Xu Shanshan. However, when he arrived at the villa, he only saw Xu Shanshan and Xu Shuishui with frustrated and disappointed faces, looking pitiful as if they had been abandoned.

He felt something was wrong and asked immediately, "Where is Xu Shanshan?"

"My second sister is gone... She only took Sister Niaoniao with her and didn't want us siblings anymore." Xu Shuishui felt resentful and uncomfortable.

Xu Shanshan's belly had grown a little bigger. She supported her waist and stood up, saying sadly, "The Xu family's grievances have been cleared, and my parents have been properly buried. She said that this matter is over and she is leaving. Before leaving, she asked my sister and me to run the Xu family business well and to raise the baby in her belly well."

Wei Canghao clenched his fists: "Where is she going?"

Xu Shanshan shook her head: "I don't know about that...but she took the girl named Niao Niao away, and it seems that she wants to go with her."

Niaoniao, when did such a person appear?
Although he didn't know the truth about this matter, Wei Canghao could check it out.

Since Xu Shanshan was not there, there was no need for Wei Canghao to stay. Seeing him leaving, Xu Shanshan chased after him and asked, "Will you... go and find her?"

Wei Canghao glanced at her, his eyes firm and steady, but he skipped the topic: "You don't have to worry about the Xu family's business, I will arrange it for you. If you have any questions, go directly to Weizhuang to find Yang Tianhui, and he will report to me."

When Xu Shanshan heard this, her eyes lit up and she understood.

She smiled and said, "Master Wei, not only did you come to see her today, but Mr. Gu Yue and Master Jia Shan also came here a few days ago."

When Wei Canghao heard this, his eyes were like frozen glaciers. He sneered coldly at the corners of his mouth and strode away.

Xu Shuishui ran over in small steps, imitating Wei Canghao's expression of raising the corners of his mouth just now, and then raised his head and asked: "Sister, what does Brother-in-law Wei's expression just now mean?"

Xu Shanshan stroked her belly and laughed amusingly: "Is this like a barren field with no one to till, but once it's tilled, people will fight over it? He looks like someone who's been jealous so much that his teeth are sore but he still refuses to admit it."

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On the vast blue sea, there was a large black ship sailing, carrying not only various treasures and utensils, but also human trafficking.

"Hey, Lao Hei, did you really run into those two women by accident and then ambush them and capture them?"

"Of course, how could this be false?"

"No, I think something is wrong. How can you be so calm and composed when someone is about to be sold? Are the two people you kidnapped fools?"

"This is impossible. This face doesn't look normal..." As he spoke, the middle-aged man named Lao Hei became a little uncertain.

Because the arrest process went so smoothly, they hardly struggled or resisted. They were just like they are now, quiet and steady.

The man who asked the question said seriously, "Don't make any mistakes for me at this time. This batch of goods is to be shipped to Jincheng Sheyuan. The Dark Emperor may be there by then. If you mess up, we will all be in danger."